Looking for groundbreaking shovels in Arkansas? We've got them at CeremonialSupplies.com, the best place on the web to get everything you need for a groundbreaking ceremony in Arkansas, a state known for its agriculture, its fruits and vegetable trees - especially the pink tomato - the official state fruit, and vegetable! Arkansas is not just about agriculture, the state is home to well-known aerospace and defense companies like MRO, components parts, completion centers, and defense contractors as well as the Little Rock Air Force Base, and is one of the nation's fastest growing defense corridors that include Aerojet Rocketdyne, Esterline, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. Envoy Air In., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, has announced it will invest over $2 millions to establish a new Aircraft Maintenance facility at the Little Rock Intermediate Air Depot, in Little Rock. The signs of growth and opportunity in the Natural State abound, and with growth and development, there's building and expansion, and that's where CeremonialSupplies.com comes in! Where Arkansas knows nature, we know our groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, ceremonial shovel display stands, and how to organize a groundbreaking ceremony in Arkansas featuring all its historic splendor.
Origins of Groundbreaking Ceremonies
Groundbreaking ceremonies are ancient, architectural rituals. Partly based on myth, partly on religion, sod-cutting ceremonies respond to a symbolic need to find an internal explanation to the universe and our place in it. This is why we see such grand architectural forms in Greek temples, Christian cathedrals, Muslim mesquites, and even in government buildings! The ritual interplay of a groundbreaking ceremony symbolizes the cutting or breaking of ground, upon which the cornerstone will be laid. You can check out what we wrote about the origin and history of groundbreaking ceremonies here.
The Essentials: Groundbreaking Shovel(s), Hard Hats and Display Stands
From Little Rock and Hot Springs, to Eureka Springs and Fayetteville, Arkansas most popular cities are having their share of groundbreaking events such as the $100 million expansion at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, and National Park College (NPC) for a new student commons building. The most important items for a proper groundbreaking ceremony are the ceremonial groundbreaking shovels. The shovels are held in display stands where they are decorated with a bow and with the hard hat. CeremonialSupplies.com has a quality selection of groundbreaking shovels, hard hats and display stands that will suit your event. All our groundbreaking ceremonial shovels are full size 42" with 9.5" head, and made from stainless steel. The styles vary from the standard polished steel, all-wood stem and handle, to the deluxe polished chrome with metal and wood handle, the VIP mirror finished polished chrome blade, the traditional, long-stem groundbreaking shovel, and the colorful painted steel shovels that come with color blade in red, blue, green, orange, yellow, and pink. All our ceremonial shovels can be customized with your logo or text on the blade, the stem, the handle, or all three! Our hard hats are industry certified and come in a variety of colors for perfect matching with logo colors and theme decor. While they are not actually being used, the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel - or shovels, depending how many people are taking part in the sod-cutting ceremony, and the hard hats are displayed together. This area can be staged for photos of guests and speakers, with the real stars of the event! Ready-to-go groundbreaking kits of essentials are also available. Take your pick! And for added glamour, you can include a step and repeat banner behind the groundbreaking shovel display, and maybe consider a red carpet (or blue carpet! green, black, purple, and pink!) to welcome guests, and VIPs or local government officials. Groundbreaking ceremonies featuring kids have become popular when say, a park or a childrens hospital is being dedicated. For these special occasions we have the mini shovels, these are colorful groundbreaking kids shovels sized 26" tall with a blade width of 6". The groundbreaking kids shovels come in a variety of different colors that match the grown up version.
Once you have the essentials, the rest is easy. Personalization is a 3 - 4 days process depending on the individual requirements. The rule of thumb is to give yourself about 2 weeks from ordering your groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, display stands, commemorative plaques and souvenir keepsakes, to shipping. CeremonialSupplies.com has a distinct selection of plaques that feature a shovel, or a key to the city, and either one is a perfect recognition for those who made the consecratory speeches.
What's The Topic Of A Dedication Speech?
The topic is always the building. Whether it's a hospital wing extension, a new park, a courthouse, a hotel, a school, etc. What is said about it can include historical references associated with Arkansas, or the city where the groundbreaking ceremony is taking place. The exploration of Arkansas began by Hernando de Soto, 50 years after Columbus. De Soto's goal was to find an empire of gold on the scale of the Aztecs of Mexico. In 1673 Marquette and Joliet led a French expedition smaller than de Soto's, aimed at finding the mouth of the Mississippi River, after which came a number of explorers on behalf of France, and fur traders, on behalf of Canada. Some of these were La Salle, Henri de Tonti, and others until the Louisiana purchase when Arkansas peacefully exchanged governments and became part of the new country. Every city in Arkansas has a distinct and rich history, from Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, and Hot Springs to Jonesboro, Conway, Springdale, Benton, Pine Bluff and Searcy. Connect with the past when preparing a dedication speech for a groundbreaking ceremony - it will flow right into the present and what you'd like to say!
Arkansas is naturally beautiful, and first sod-cuttings should reflect this, and while you consider the perfect decor for an Arkansas groundbreaking ceremony, shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, ready-to-go kits, display stands, step and repeat banner, red carpet and all other supplies to make your event a golden opportunity! You'll find our prices budget friendly, our customer service attentive and knowledgeable, and you'll love our fast and efficient shipping wherever you are in Arkansas (and anywhere in the world!). Click here for a shipping quote.